Fashion
Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2014: A Medieval Princess Fairytale
Whatever personal foibles Dolce & Gabbana may have, their designs always give us what we secretly crave from fashion: not a new take on the skinny jean, not flattering everyday wear, but unabashed beauty. Their collections are more of a dream than a fashion show; highly fantastical, deeply narrative, and ridiculously pretty. For Spring 2014, we saw their gilded re-imagining of Sicily; in Fall 2013, it was all Byzantine religion. And this Sunday, they gave us a fairytale.
Fall 2014's Dolce & Gabbana women were lost in the woods, fighting off dragons, and dressed to the hilt for the ball. Every look seemed to have a bigger story behind it, and editorial vs. commercial be damned — we want to hear how it ends.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
She was never caught without a string of very important keys around her neck. Rumor was she stole them from Bluebeard.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
She may be ready to face the dragon, but that hasn’t stopped her from matching her dress to her booties.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
Fed up with castle politics, she snuck onto a pirate ship and was never heard from again.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
Some days it’s all about unapologetically romping through fields of flowers with your prince.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
She’s late to the ball — on purpose.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
Gathering flowers (on flowers on flowers) for Grandmother’s potions.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
Never not ready for battle.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
So that’s what Little Red Riding Hood did with the wolf.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
Any fairytale will teach you that it’s important to stay friendly with the woodland creatures. You never know when you'll need to hide away in the forest.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
What the Evil Stepmother wore.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
She’s got the keys to the secret garden, but does she have a trail of crumbs to lead her back home?
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
No matter how sheer the gown, a warrior cowl helped her feel grounded in “reality” — whatever that was.
Dolce & Gabbana RTW Fall 2014
The other maidens wore pastels and chiffon to the ball, but she always favored a high neckline, a bold print, and a few emergency spells tingling in her fingertips.
